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Veeco Receive Multiple Orders for Equipment to Produce Space Solar Cells and Panels

Veeco
Instruments Inc. announced that during the recently completed second
quarter the Company received a multi-unit order for its TurboDisc K-475 As/P
(arsenic phosphide) metal organic chemical vapor (MOCVD) deposition systems
from the world's leading manufacturer of space solar
cells and panels.

29 Jul 2008

EPA's Voluntary Nanotechnology Reporting Program Could be a Non-Event

Six months after launching its voluntary nanotechnology reporting program for nanomaterial producers, EPA has made virtually no information public about the limited number of submissions it has received. As a result, the...

29 Jul 2008

Advanced Textile Research Canter to be Established in Philadelphia

The Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) through the Ben Franklin Technology Development Authority awarded $1,255,500 to Philadelphia University to establish the Pennsylvania Advanced Text...

29 Jul 2008

Super-Compact High-Resolution Microscope that Fits on Your Finger Tip

Researchers at the California
Institute of Technology have turned science fiction into reality with their
development of a super-compact high-resolution microscope, small enough to fit
on a finger tip.

29 Jul 2008

Officials Start Monitoring Manufacture and Storage of Nanomaterials in the Absence of Regulation

State and local officials have taken steps to begin monitoring the manufacture and storage of nanomaterials, a major step for a cutting-edge technology that has yet to be regulated by the federal government. On July ...

29 Jul 2008

Super Sensitive Scale can Measure the Weight of a Gold Atom

Using the same technology with which they created the world's first fully functional
nanotube radio, researchers with Berkeley
Lab and the University of California (UC) at Berkeley have fashioned a nanoelectromechanical
system (NEMS) that can function as a scale sensitive enough to measure the mass
of a single atom of gold.

29 Jul 2008

Consolidated Engineering Sell Titanium Annealing Furnace to D-J Group

D-J Engineering, a subsidiary of the D-J Group of Companies, has contracted with Consolidated Engineering Company (CEC) to purchase a titanium annealing furnace. D-J needed a furnace that could handle a wide thermal rang...

29 Jul 2008

Timken Winning Chinese Clients through Industrial Bearing Reconditioning

The Timken Company announced today that its industrial bearing services continue to grow in Asia. Timken Industrial Services’ latest customer in the region is Baosteel, China’s largest iron and steel manufacturer.

From The Timken Co. 29 Jul 2008

Brazillian Tool Maker Completes Acquisition of Italian Manufacturer of Injection Molding Machines

Indústrias Romi S.A., Brazilian machine tool and plastic processing machines market leader, has concluded the acquisition of assests of Sandretto Industrie S.r.l. in A.S. (under special administration), a traditiona...

29 Jul 2008

3M Aluminum Conductor Composite Reinforced Called on to Boost Power for the Beijing Olympics

Chongqing Electric Power Corporation has become the second major utility in the China to install the 3M Aluminum Conductor Composite Reinforced to boost transmission capacity on a key line without the need to build larger transmission towers. The utility says it needed extra capacity to meet anticipated heavy power demand for the summer Olympics in Beijing.

29 Jul 2008

PolyOne Takes Action to Improve Competitiveness

As a next step in its strategic transformation, PolyOne Corporation today announced that it is realigning certain of its manufacturing assets, primarily in North America.

29 Jul 2008

Michelman to Display Coating Solutions for the Packaging Industry

Michelman will be exhibiting at booth #1817 at SuperCorr 2008, and will be featuring a variety of traditional and non-traditional solutions and new ideas for coatings on corrugated.

From Michelman Inc 29 Jul 2008

World's First High-Performance, Non-Toxic Paint will Exhibit at Bubble New York

Mythic Paint, the World's first high-performance, non-toxic paint will exhibit at Bubble New York this August. Bubble - The Kids Trade Show, is a twice-yearly event that runs in New York and London and features over ...

29 Jul 2008

Microchip Could Eliminate the Need for High Octane Fuels

White papers released today by Advanced Bio Technologies indicate that EnviroChip™, a revolutionary fuel harmonizing microchip, can eliminate a consumer's need to use premium grade gasoline. According to the do...

29 Jul 2008

Coating Allows Electronics to be Safely Submerged in Water

During the testing process Northeast Maritime Institute has submerged an IPOD Touch, Blackberry Pearl, numerous VHF radios and other equipment without noticeable damage. One such device operated continuously while immersed in water for over 450 hours prior to failure.

29 Jul 2008